Display stand



Feb. 13, 1951 FETTINGER 2,541,754

DISPLAY STAND Filed April 50, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR .JbH/v fiFETT/NGER A ORNEY f I Patented Feb. 13, 1951 DISPLAY STAND John G. Fettinger, Utica, N. Y., assignor to Robert Gair Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware Application April 30, 1947, Serial No. 744,890

Claims.

This invent on relates to a display stand, and more particularly to a combination shipping carton and display stand.

Most shipping cartons or conta ners that have been designed to be used also as dis lay cartons require more or le-s intricate remaking or adjustment, or both, in order to be converted into a display carton or stand. Also, most of such conta ners are designed so that they can be used only in one position as a display, and while this may be satisfactory in s a l cartons to he aced an oe of a show case or the like, it is not always satisfactory with larger displays of the type adapted to stand on the floor.

One object of this invent on is to provide a combination shipping conta ner and dis lay stand composed of separate box sections joined together so that they may be folded together for shipment and opened up to serve as a satisfactory display stand either a ong a flat wall or in a corner.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a display stand wh ch is fashioned economically from a pa r of substantially rectangular blanks properly scored, cut and fo ded.

A further obiect of the invention is to provide such a device which can be assembled and shipped fiat to a manufacturer who can then easily and qu ckly adjust the device to receive his goods for shipment.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be expla ned or will be a parent from the following description of a preferred embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawings, in which Fi ure l is a front elevational v ew of my combination shipping conta ner and display stand showing the device arranged for use as a corner display stand.

Figure 2 is a to plan view of the device in the same position shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a front e evational view of the device showing the box sections folded together in po ition for use as a shipp ng container.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the blank used to form the back and adiacent side walls of the box sections of the device.

Figure 5 is a plan view of another blank used to form the front and remote side walls of the box sect ons of the device.

Referring to the drawings, and part cularly to Figures 1, 2 and 3, the device is composed of a pair of separate box sections 1!! and I! made of any suitable material such as cardboard, paperboard, corrugated cardboard or the like. Each box section has relatively tall, plain back wa ls l2, l2 and forward or front walls '43, Q3 of reduced height. The box sections are aho provided with side walls l4, I5 located ad acent each other and shorter side walls 16, I 1 locat d at the sides of the box sections remote from each other. The box sections are hinged together by a ioint !8 formed along the forward edges of the adiacent side walls [4 and l 5.

Since the side walls l4, [5 are integral with each .2 other and the forward walls [3, l3 are integral with each other as will be explained hereinafter, the hinged joint may be formed by cutting the tabs Mia and I92) out of the side walls l4 and i5, folding these tabs against the inner surfaces of the forward walls l3, I3 and securing the tabs in place by suitable means such as the staples l9. Other methods of forming this hinge joint may, of course, be employed. In fact for some purposes, it may be sufiicient to secure the side walls l4, IE to the forward walls l3, l3 simply by a series of staples applied in a vertical line where these four walls come together.

The remote side walls I6, I! may be provided with tabs 20, 2! at their upper ends, which can be raised to a vertical posit on, but which are preferably folded down inside their respective box sections when the carton is used as a shipping container or as a display stand. Likewise, the upper portions of the forward or front walls l3, l3 may "be scored along the diagonal lines 22, 23 to provide tabs 24, 25 which can be ra sed to an upstanding posit on, but wh ch are preferably folded down inside their respective box sections when the carton is used as a shipping container or as a display stand. These tabs 211, 2! and 24, 25 thus provide smooth up er dges for the front walls l3, l3 and the side walls [6, l1. s

The upper portions of the adjacent side walls l4, l5 may be out along the z gzag offset line 26 and scored diagonally downward along the l nes 21, '28 to provide the tabs 29, 30. Thus, when the device is u ed as a shipping container in the form shown in Figure 3, these tabs 29 and 3!] become extensions completing the end walls !4, l5. When the device is used. as a corner dis lay stand, however, the tabs 29, 30 are folded back and interlocked together as indicated in F gure 2 to provide a bi-planar inclined surface fitting into acorner in which the d splay stand may be arran ed. If desired, the zigzag out line may be re laced by a single strai ht score line to obtain the same appearance without the interlock ng feature.

The box sect ons may be provided also with bottom walls 3!, 32 having extensions or tabs 33, 3A which in as emb ed pos tion lie inside and along the back walls l2, l2, and may be secured in place in an desirable manner.

Referring now more particu arly to Figures 4 and 5, it will be apparent that the blank shown in Figure 4 can be readily formed from a rectangular piece of suitable material by simply scoring it along the lines 35, 36 and 3! to provide the back walls l2 and the side walls l4, l5. Along the center of the blank at the top, the zigzag line 26 may be cut and the score lines 21, 28 formed to provide the tabs 29, 3% Tabs l9a and Nb may be cut out to fold about the score line 36 as previously described.

The remainder of the box can be formed from a second blank shown in Figure 5, which again is generally of simple rectangular shape and scored centrally along the line 38 to form the forward walls l3, l3. The remote side walls I6, I? may be formed by similar score lines 39, 49, the extensions of these score lines being cut at 4!, '42, 43 and 44. Thus, the additional score lines 45, 22, 23 and 43 provide for the tabs 20, 2| and the tabs 24, in the upper portions of the front and side walls. At the bottom the blank may be scored along the line 49 to provide the bottom walls 3|, 32 and also scored along the lines 59, 51 to provide the tabs 33, 34. Tabs 52. 53 may be provided at the bottom of the side walls 16, I! and the small tabs 54, 55 may be provided at the sides of these side walls l6, I1.

Thus, in assembling the device. the blanks are .folded along the lines as indicated and the two blanks are brought together so that the score line 38 is superimposed on the score line 36, with the tabs 19a and I 9b against the back of walls l3, 13. These walls l3. I3 may then be secured to the tabs I91; and 1927 by staples or other suitable means to provide the hinge joint l8 (Fig. 1). The tabs 54, 55 are then folded around the back walls I 2, I 2 and secured in place by means of adhe ive, or sta les 55 (Figure 3) or the lik In this form the two blanks are roughly assembled and may be shi ped flat to the manufacturer.

7 The assembly of the box sections is then easily completed by o ening the sections to form sena- ,rate boxes, folding in the tabs 52, 53 tucking in and securing the tabs 33, 34 to complete the bottom walls. The two box sections are then ready to b loaded with goods for shipment and folded to ether as shown in Figure 3 with the two back full size walls I2, I2 on the outside. The s pping carton may readily be completed by sliding an open end box unit over its top, or by any other suitable outer wrapping or covering.

In order to use the de ice as a corner display, it is simply necessary to remove the outer wrapping and open the box sections to a position approximately at ri -ht angles to each other with the tabs 29 and 30 bent backward as shown in Fi ures 1 and 2.

The device ma also be used as a display stand along a completely fiat wall, and for this purpose the tabs 29, 30 may be disengaged and moved up to a position in the same plane with the walls l4 and I 5, or they may be folded back to lie against the inside portions of the walls l4, l5.

In either case, the box sections may then be opened out so that they lie parallel and side by side, or they may be opened out to any desired an le less than 180.

It will be apparent that by using two separate blanks, the device of my invention may be readily fashioned with much less waste or loss of material than by trying to make it from a single blank. In any event, however, the device provides a convenient practical shipping container which can be adapted very easily by a retailer to the type of display stand best suited for any available location in his store. 7

A particular advantage of my new carton is the ease with which the retailer may convert it from a shipping container to a display carton by merely removing the outer wrapping and opening the box sections to the desired position. A carton of this type is also eminently suited for the display of long thin objects which otherwise would tip over.

The terms and expressions which I have employed are used as terms of description and not 4 of limitation, and I have no intention, in the use of such terms and expressions, of excluding any equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thereof, but recognize that various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention claimed.

I claim:

1. A display carton comprising separate box members arranged side by side and connected together by a hinge joint along adjoining forward side edges so that said box members can be set up in a corner or along a flat wall, the forward walls of said members extending only part Way to the top thereof, and upper portions of. adjacent side walls of said members being scored and folded to form an inclined surface when the carton is set up in a corner.

2. A combination shipping and display carton which comprises a pair of box sections arranged side by side, the forward walls and remote side Walls of said sections being shorter than the other walls and formed from a single blank, the back and adjacent side walls of said sections being formed from a single blank," and said sections being hinged together along the junction of the forward edges of said adjacent side walls.

3. A combination shipping and display carton which comprises a pair of box sections arranged side by side. the forward walls and remote side walls of said sections being shorter than the other walls and formed from a single blank, the back .and adjacent side Walls of said sections being formed from a single blank, said sections being hinged together along the junction of the forward edges of said adjacent side walls, and upper portions of said adjacent side walls being scored diagonally and folded to form an inclined surface when said sections are turned at right angles to each other.

4. A combination shipping and display carton comprising a pair of box sections hinged together so that said sections can be folded together or extended in side by side relation, the adjacent walls of said sections when folded together being shorter than their opposite walls, and adjacent side walls of said sections having upper portions that can be folded and interlocked with each other to provide inclined surfaces when said sections are turned at right angles to each other.

5. A combination shipping and display carton which comprises rear walls and adjacent side walls of two box sections formed from a single sheet of material, and front, bottom and remote side walls of said sections formed from a separate single sheet of material, the edges of said front and adjacent side walls of said sections meeting and being joined along a single line to form a hinge joint for said sections.

JOHN G. FETTINGER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in'the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Num er Name Date 1,016,148 Heinicke Jan. 30, 1912 1,210,008 Singer et a1 Dec. 26, 1916 1,620,789 Urban, Jr Mar. 15, 1927 2,173 917 Ryan Sept. 26, 1939 2,269,715 Fischer Jan. 13, 194

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 269,634 Great Britain Apr. 14, 1927 

